P. V. Sindhu Storms Into Hylo Open Quarterfinals as Several Indians Exit

Overview

• P. V. Sindhu beat France’s Rosy Oktavia Pancasari 21-9, 21-6 in 26 minutes to reach the Hylo Open women’s singles quarterfinals and will face Amalie Schulz next.
• Malvika Bansod and Isharani Baruah were eliminated in the second round, with Bansod losing 11-21, 17-21 to Canada’s Wen Yu Zhang and Isharani falling 14-21, 19-21 to Denmark’s Line Hojmark Kjaersfeldt.
• Unnati Hooda, the tournament’s sixth seed, remains in the draw after recovering from a game down to beat Tereza Svabikova; she is scheduled to face Denmark’s Frederikke Ostergaard in the next round.
• In men’s singles, H.S. Prannoy was beaten by France’s Toma Junior Popov and exited the event while Lakshya Sen and Kiran George both advanced and are set to play each other in an all-Indian round-of-16 match.
• The Hylo Open is a BWF Super 500 event with a $500,000 purse and world ranking points at stake, and Sindhu’s strong showing following her French Open runner-up finish gives her momentum for the rest of the season.